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“Oh my goodness,” I thought to myself as I stared at the dauntingly full z-rack of bathing suits in the fitting room. I was tasked […]

It’s always a scary thought when people ask me, “What are your plans when you graduate from college? Where do you want to work? Where […]

I woke up the morning after the United States won the 2015 FIFA World Cup title with a smile on my face. I turned off […]

I wanted to share with you all an awesome story about where Target has taken me in my career. I was recruited as a Pharmacy […]

The day you hear “I’m afraid I don’t have very good news, you have cancer” is a day you won’t ever forget. That was the […]

My name is Henry, a graduate from Salisbury University (Perdue School of Business). While attending Salisbury I was afforded multiple opportunities, one of which was […]

As I sit and reflect on this past year of my life, I can only think how appreciative I am to have been part of […]

As an Executive Team Leader, the 4th quarter is like the “Super Bowl” of retail because it consists of a high sales, high traffic and […]

I admit it, I am a dabbler. Every few months, I am convinced I have discovered the hobby of my life. Like the time that […]

The year was 2006 and I was in my senior year at Iowa State University (Go Cyclones!). I was six months away from graduating and […]

Confession: I am a dummy. A whopper. And, let’s be honest, so are you. Every human being on the planet is a dummy just by […]

New career. New city. New beginnings. Starting all over again. Fear of the unknown. What if I don’t make it? What if things don’t work […]

My name is Jim Kendall and I work on the HQ Assets Protection Operations team located in Minneapolis. I’ve been with Target for 8 years […]

“I make sure the toilets flush and the lights come on.”  This is the way I described my job to the Girl Scouts who visited […]

On May 23, 2003 I happily walked down the aisle with my black robe on to accept my degree in Computer Science. I winked at […]

Over the past two years, I have learned more than I can possibly put into words. I have learned the critical business analyst tasks—how to […]

ROMBA (Reaching Out MBA) is one of those unique experiences that reminds you why you LOVE working for Target. This October I had the incredible […]

I recently had the privilege to speak at a Target-hosted Meetup through our Skyway Software Symposium group. If you’re not familiar with the Meetup site, […]

For the third year in a row I had the privilege to attend ALPFA’s National Convention in Orlando, Florida with Target’s Talent Acquisition team as […]

I recently had the opportunity to join  Target’s talent acquisition team in partnership with the Fort Hood’s Soldier for Life: Transition Assistance Program to host Target’s […]

I was really excited to be a part of the Target team that piloted our first ever Fort Hood Base event. This event allowed us […]

I have a confession: I once made a vendor cry. Now, for those of you that know me, this is NOT like my personality to […]

Author Paulo Coelho said, “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” In the world we live in today, opportunities for college students to get […]

Being a senior and attending Louisiana’s flagship school, I was always taught to be prideful and confident in my university. I have never been too […]

I was thinking this in my mind as I was listening to the team tell me why one of our internal applications was down (again).  […]

College, internships, careers; sounds stressful, huh? This is because from the moment we begin elementary school we expect the next year to be so much […]

I volunteered to March in the Minneapolis PRIDE parade that Sunday. When I got there I wasn’t sure what to expect since the last time […]

Image: Headquarters interns participate in the annual Tomato Royale Food Fight in the Twin Cities. I identify myself as a writer. Whether I am organizing a […]

At Target, we talk about professional development using the terms “strengths” and “opportunities”-the latter being a euphemism for “weakness”. During my first weekly mentor meeting […]

I hope this blog entry finds everyone enjoying a happy and healthy summer season.  I can’t believe its already July.  Summers are always busy but […]

Today’s search is never going to be good enough to meet tomorrow’s guest demands.  This is why we, the Target Search Product team, are engaged […]

As someone who has blood sugar issues, I am obsessed with salty snacks. More specifically, I am obsessed with popcorn. As any one of my […]

You might remember what I wrote about our first internal DevOpsDays. Well, we’re doing it again, and this time we’ve got more great community speakers lined […]

I have always loved Sundays. If Monday-Thursday are workworkwork and Friday and Saturday are funfunfun, Sunday is all about slowing down, taking a deep breath, […]

For a few years now, several influencing groups inside of Target have been building, doing, and spreading the DevOps story. Bottoms up, it started out […]

So, here’s the thing– as you all know, I’m the ice cream business analyst here at Target. That’s fine and dandy…but my friends, my family, […]